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610: 52: 68: 1275: 437:(Qweilbeh, Jordan) undertook construction of a water supply system of 170 km of aqueduct tunnels connecting the cities to springs throughout southern Syria and an artificially constructed lake at Dille. Constructed between 90–210 CE the network of rock cut tunnels included 2,900 access shafts, and a single 106 km section represents one of the most significant hydro-engineering accomplishments of the ancient world. During the 145: 319: 75: 528:
records the village had expanded significantly with the construction of larger houses, noting also that many of the tombs recorded by early visitors were no longer present. Umm Qais's most impressive building, the Ottoman governor's residence known as Beit Rousan, "Rousan House", dates to this period
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The oldest archaeological evidence at Umm Qais, extends back to the second half of the third century BC. and the site appears to have been founded as a military colony by Alexander the Great's Macedonian Greeks. However, the site's name "Gadara" is not Greek in origin, but rather a Greek version of a
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Umm Qais' strategic location put it on the front line of conflict again. Heavy shelling from the Golan Heights and aircraft bombing damaged both the village and the ancient city. The underground Roman mausoleum below the five-aisled basilica in the west of the ancient was discovered by accident by
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subjected the city to a 10 month siege, wresting control of the city and the trade routes to the ports of the Eastern Mediterranean that passed through it from the Nabateans. The Nabatean response culminated in Nabatean King Obdas 1st' decisive victory over Jannaeus at the
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period (193–235 CE) the city underwent a rapid expansion westwards and many of the large civic monuments still visible on the site today date to this period and attest to an increase in importance and prosperity. After the Christianisation of the
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By the 13th Century the site is noted in historic sources under the new name of "Mukais" a local term meaning border place or customs house and from which the modern name of Umm Qais gradual derived.
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visited Umm Qais and identified it as the location of ancient Gadara, describing the Ottoman settlement and the tombs and other monuments still visible on the surface. The ancient ruins at
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Located on the boundary between Seleucid and Ptolemaic territory, the city was strategically important and was repeatedly the focus of military conquests throughout the succession of
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Many visitors come to Umm Qais on day trips from the capital, Amman, roughly 110 kilometres (68 mi) to the north, to see its extensive ruins and enjoy its panoramic views. The
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households. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products; including wheat, barley, summer crops, fruit trees, goats and bee-hives. The total tax was 8,500
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collaborated to better preserve the Roman Aqueduct of Gadara in Umm Qais. This project was completed in 2018, strengthening the largest remaining subterranean Roman aqueduct.
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local Semitic name meaning "fortifications" or "the fortified city" suggesting the military colony was founded on a pre-existing fortified site.
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gorge. Strategically central and located close to multiple water sources, Umm Qais has historically attracted a high level of interest.
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under the direction of Claudia Bührig has been active at Gadara. The team has uncovered Egyptian and Greek imported pottery, stamped
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were recorded again by western visitors in 1816 and 1838. By 1899 Schumacher, visiting the site as part of his survey work for the
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the Jordanian army and the large intact underground chamber was used as a temporary field hospital during the conflict.
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In 1974 the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology uncovered the ruins of a Byzantine church building in Umm Qais.
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kingdoms whose rivalries continued to make Gadara a strategically important city and the focus of continued conflict.
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statues and Christian mosaics discovered during archaeological excavations of ancient Gadara are exhibited.
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First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population
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between 274–188 BCE. The city's military importance during this period was noted by the Greek historian
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Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838
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Alawneh, Firas (Dec 21, 2018). "INVESTIGATIONS OF HELLENISTIC MORTAR FROM UMM QAIS (GADARA), JORDAN".
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Alawneh, Firas (Dec 21, 2018). "INVESTIGATIONS OF HELLENISTIC MORTAR FROM UMM QAIS (GADARA), JORDAN".
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Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century
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in 636 CE a short distance from Gadara, brought the entire region under Arab-Muslim rule.
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conquered the region, Gadara was rebuilt and became a member of the semi-autonomous Roman
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Piotrkowski, Meron M. (2011). "When Did Alexander Yannai Capture Which Gadara?".
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The Armies of the Hasmonaeans and Herod: From Hellenistic to Roman Frameworks
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The Armies of the Hasmonaeans and Herod: From Hellenistic to Roman Frameworks
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Fitzgerald, John Thomas; Obbink, Dirk D.; Holland, Glenn Stanfield (2004).
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in the extreme northwest of the country, near Jordan's borders with
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principally known for its proximity to the ruins of the ancient
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making it the third oldest school in Jordan after those in
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On 18 January 749 CE much of the city was destroyed by the
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By 1961 the population of Umm Qais was 1,196 inhabitants.
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To supply larger populations Gadara, and the neighbouring
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Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964).
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The village's school was opened in 1922 by HRH King
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Umm Qais from north
Umm Qais is located in Jordan
32°39′15″N 35°41′15″E / 32.65417°N 35.68750°E / 32.65417; 35.68750
Jordan
Governorate
Irbid
Bani Kinanah
Time zone
UTC+2
UTC
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UTC
Area code
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Jordan
Gadara
Bani Kinanah Department
Irbid Governorate
Israel
Syria
Irbid
Amman
Sea of Tiberias
Golan Heights
Yarmouk River

Gadara
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